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IFOA’s Geoffrey Taylor honoured by French government as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Geoffrey Taylor, the director of the Toronto Harbourfront International Festival of Authors, has been bestowed with a particularly prestigious international honour. Taylor has been named Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the ... Read More »

March 27, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

IFOA’s International Visitors Programme: the schmooze factor

By Cheri Hanson

Less than 24 hours into a September business trip to New York City, three people had already asked Iris Tupholme the same question: how could they land an invitation to the International Visitors (IV) Programme? ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Deals, Events

Remembering Maeve Binchy

By Katie Gowrie

Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy died in hospital Monday night after a short illness. She was 72 years old. "Maeve was a great storyteller," says International Festival of Authors director Geoffrey Taylor, who came to ... Read More »

July 31, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Seth wins Harbourfront Festival Prize

By Natalie Samson

Organizers at the International Festival of Authors have named cartoonist and graphic novelist Seth the winner of the 2011 Harbourfront Festival Prize. The $10,000 prize honours an individual whose work has substantially contributed to the ... Read More »

September 21, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Event photos: Forest of Reading and Stroll

By Nathan Whitlock

The annual Forest of Reading event took place at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre on May 12 and 13. Above, some of the authors nominated for the various awards prepare to read to the audience, while showing ... Read More »

May 19, 2010 | Filed under: Events

Event photo: Geoffrey Taylor gets schooled

By Nathan Whitlock

As reported earlier on Quillblog, IFOA head Geoffrey Taylor has been awarded an honorary degree from the School of Creative & Performing Arts at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. The ceremony took ... Read More »

November 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

IFOA news: Geoffrey Taylor to receive honorary degree, Urquhart to read Munro

By Alison Potstra

Geoffrey Taylor, director of Harbourfront's Reading Series, is to receive an honorary degree from the School of Creative & Performing Arts at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. Taylor, who has been with ... Read More »

October 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Events

Photos from the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award

By Nathan Whitlock

Last night, the winner of the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers was announced. This being the first year the award is sponsored by the RBC Foundation, the ceremony was held, appropriately enough, in ... Read More »

January 16, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Events

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Search Results by tag: Geoffrey Taylor

IFOA’s Geoffrey Taylor honoured by French government as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

IFOA’s International Visitors Programme: the schmooze factor

Remembering Maeve Binchy

Seth wins Harbourfront Festival Prize

Event photos: Forest of Reading and Stroll

Event photo: Geoffrey Taylor gets schooled

IFOA news: Geoffrey Taylor to receive honorary degree, Urquhart to read Munro

Photos from the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award

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